"I'm not 'like a human'. You're the first human I've seen."

He gives Maurice another strange look. "See, I'm not sure you even realize how that sounds. That's what really gets me here."

Suddenly, Nick slows to a stop, looking around, and his ears swivel back and forth. "--Hang on, okay. I don't recognize this... must have gone too far."

Because the way back has to be somewhere around here, doesn't it?